Question 1

Is Environmental Defense Fund a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Environmental Defense Fund has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 455 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 90% of employees would recommend working at Environmental Defense Fund to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Environmental Defense Fund have been left by employees working as Climate Corps Fellow, Intern and Project Manager.

Question 2

Does Environmental Defense Fund pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Environmental Defense Fund employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Environmental Defense Fund. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Environmental Defense Fund?

Accepted Answer

90% of Environmental Defense Fund employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Environmental Defense Fund 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Environmental Defense Fund?

Accepted Answer

Intern (43), Climate Corps Fellow (23), Project Manager (19), Director (11), Manager (11), Analyst (8), Consultant (7), Program Coordinator (6), Development Coordinator (4), Program Assistant (4), Senior Analyst (4), Communications Intern (3), Ingénieur (3), Research Analyst (3), Research Fellow (3)

Question 5

What are the pros of working at Environmental Defense Fund according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"Great Organization and people." ((in 51 reviews)); "good benefits" ((in 23 reviews)); "driven colleagues; meaningful work with applications of science in policy; great exposure to innovations in the environmental space" ((in 22 reviews)); "EDF has great and friendly staff" ((in 18 reviews)); "Great company to work for that values work/life balance" ((in 16 reviews))

Question 6

What are the cons of working at Environmental Defense Fund according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"Management is always willing to listen but not often willing to move on policy which sometimes leaves them behind the curve." ((in 14 reviews)); "Unfortunately the pay is low because it is a non" ((in 12 reviews)); "unprofessional, lack of ethics, lack of transparency of everything, overwork without compensation, underpay, emotional manager" ((in 11 reviews)); "Upper management is completely disconnected from day to day operations and seems to have no clue how to run a company." ((in 10 reviews)); "Maybe one day we can all take home a $890k+ salary like Fred Krupp." ((in 7 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Environmental Defense Fund layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Environmental Defense Fund layoffs and their outlook for job security at Environmental Defense Fund in 2026.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed Environmental Defense Fund locations?

Accepted Answer

New York, Washington, San Francisco, Boston, Austin, Chicago, Raleigh, Los Angeles, Boulder, Seattle, Newport News, Ithaca, Anchorage, Prospect, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Saint Paul, Bentonville, Sacramento, San Diego, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Barbara, Denver, New Orleans, Eugene, Portland, Pittsburgh

Environmental Defense Fund

Environmental Defense Fund reviews

Ratings by category

Ratings by demographic groups

Reviews by job title

Programs

Wish it had been better/

Great projects, great people, little transparency on salaries

Jobs at Environmental Defense Fund

Environmental Defense Fund reviews FAQs

Want the inside scoop on your own company?

Bowls

Followed companies

Job searches

Environmental Defense Fund reviews FAQs

Jobs at Environmental Defense Fund